Research Associate (Reposted)

at  Innovations for Poverty Action

Thank you for your interest! This position has been reposted, and we are actively seeking to fill this role as soon as possible. If you have already applied, there is no need to reapply as your application is still under consideration.

POSITION SUMMARY

IPA Philippines started in 2003 and is one of IPA’s first country offices. In the Philippines, IPA has strong partnerships and diverse projects in collaboration with government agencies, NGOs, international organizations, academic institutions, and other partners.
IPA Philippines is looking to hire a Research Associate to work on the pilot study of an agriculture project in Butuan, looking at the impact of market linkage and capacity building on improving vegetable farmers’ agricultural practices, income and well-being. The position holder will be responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the project on-ground.
While the position is based in Manila, candidates who are based in or willing to relocate to Butuan are highly encouraged to apply.

• Actively liaise and communicate with the implementation partner and Principal Investigators (PIs) to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Design and pilot test survey instruments, qualitative interview guides, and data collection strategies, in collaboration with PIs and partners.
• Program survey instruments in SurveyCTO, following programming best practices.
• Hire, train and manage field data collection teams, including enumerators, field coordinators and field manager.
• Accompany the field teams during quantitative and qualitative data collection activities, to ensure compliance with research protocols and troubleshoot challenges. Expect to spend at least 50% of time in the study sites during data collection periods.
• Conduct data quality checks on a daily basis, communicate data quality issues with the field team, make sure necessary actions are taken to address these issues on a timely manner.
• Clean data on an ongoing basis.
• Conduct data analysis and produce dissemination materials such as presentations, final reports, evidence briefs.
• Regularly communicate project updates to supervisor.